Service difficulty report · Pump · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
January 15, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1109
Aircraft time
12,402 hours, 4,969 cycles
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Engine time
12,165 hours, 4,969 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
1159SCH20041
Part serial
K0100
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
12,165 hours, 4,969 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING DECENT THE CREW HAD A CASS MESSAGE WITH LOW HYDRAULICS. THEY THEN NOTICED THAT THE COMBINED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS INDICATING LOW. THEY THEN RECEIVED ANOTHER CASS MESSAGE STATING TR LOCKED. WITH LOW HYDRAULIC QUANTITY THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR SO THEY FOLLOW THE CHECK LIST AND BLEW THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THEY DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT THEIR ALTERNATE AIRPORT. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE CASE DRAIN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE TECH FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP AD FAILED